Modulatory Effect of Eui-E-In-Tang on Serum Leptin Concentration in Obese Korean Female Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 5

Effect of Eui-E-In-Tang on serum cytokine levels.

Serum cytokine levels (pg/mL)	Study group		Baseline	Endpoint
C-peptide	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	3290.7 ± 1194.0	3481.1 ± 1466.4	0.832
	Obese-placebo	11	3156.3 ± 1444.6	3129.7 ± 2203.9	0.664
GIP	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	76.3 ± 90.5	124.0 ± 265.9	0.703
	Obese-placebo	11	63.0 ± 48.9	58.6 ± 51.9	0.433
Insulin	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	57.9 ± 24.2	47.8 ± 25.6	0.262
	Obese-placebo	11	46.3 ± 17.7	91.9 ± 137.8	0.309
Leptin	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	3749.5 ± 1556.7	3293.5 ± 1701.6	0.037
	Obese-placebo	11	2281.4 ± 1148.6	2856.6 ± 1157.4	0.489
MCP-1	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	1231.0 ± 381.9	1381.4 ± 473.0	0.471
	Obese-placebo	11	1409.2 ± 615.2	1462.4 ± 760.0	0.767
PP	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	131.0 ± 100.4	109.5 ± 39.8	0.365
	Obese-placebo	11	193.7 ± 175.0	161.4 ± 196.7	0.401
IL-8	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	954.3 ± 1610.5	2196.5 ± 4474.1	0.231
	Obese-placebo	11	2473.8 ± 3287.8	3437.3 ± 3850.0	0.494
HGF	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	299.7 ± 162.5	273.5 ± 166.4	0.373
	Obese-placebo	11	240.3 ± 106.9	268.5 ± 127.4	0.938
Adiponectin	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	8954.3 ± 1676.9	8551.0 ± 1864.9	0.697
	Obese-placebo	11	9219.6 ± 1097.8	8470.6 ± 1669.0	0.916
Lipocalin-2	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	4239.4 ± 1258.6	4808.5 ± 2615.8	0.323
	Obese-placebo	11	3465.1 ± 1897.7	4050.4 ± 1833.9	0.440
Resistin	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	1163.2 ± 763.1	953.9 ± 603.3	0.473
	Obese-placebo	11	940.7 ± 493.1	821.5 ± 415.1	0.556
Adipsin	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	17645.9 ± 591.6	17110.3 ± 808.6	0.751
	Obese-placebo	11	17553.3 ± 624.6	17067.4 ± 894.1	0.907
Total PAI-1	Obese-Eui-E-In-Tang	9	2867.1 ± 866.5	2566.7 ± 636.9	0.438
	Obese-placebo	11	2556.1 ± 789.0	2858.0 ± 886.5	0.387